Why 2026 could be a big year for student block plans

THE future of three major student developments in the city centre remains up in the air but 2026 could be the year they are decided.

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

Purpose-built student accommodation blocks in Nottingham are a contentious topic, but the authority’s planning officers have argued that, while vacancy rates are rising, building the blocks is paying off.

Hundreds of converted family homes have been returned to the market in the past four years, and rent prices are beginning to fall as the market monopoly ends.